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Laws that limit how and where people may smoke should survive a legal challenge claiming that smoking is protected by the state or federal constitution. Smoking is not mentioned anywhere in either constitution. Claims that...

Advocates promoting smokefree legislation often encounter opponents who argue that such laws interfere with individuals' legal rights. This publication from the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium debunks that argument, showing how the U.S. Constitution leaves the...

This law synopsis written by Ian McLaughlin, Senior Staff Attorney and Program Director, examines ways in which state and local officials can use licensure to enforce tobacco tax and point-of-sale laws, and control the location...

ChangeLab Solutions conducted legal research to update the status of state laws preempting local regulation of alcohol outlet density in the 50 states, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in...